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High · 8.0 CVE-2023-51795 EUVD-2023-56479GHSA-ppm8-gjfw-8977

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_sho…

Published Apr 19, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Package: ffmpeg Package: ffmpeg-7 Package: ffmpeg-7.1 Package: ffmpeg-7.1-libavdevice61 Package: ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8 Package: ffmpeg-8.0 Package: libav Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu Ecosystem: Wolfi

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c:1789:52 component in showspectrumpic_request_frame

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ffmpeg 7:7.0.1-3 —
Debian 13 ffmpeg 7:7.0.1-3 —
Debian 12 ffmpeg 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1 DSA-5712-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1 USN-6803-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4 USN-6803-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 USN-6803-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 USN-6803-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7 USN-6803-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libav No fix yet —

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling ffmpeg-7 7.1.3-r2 —
Wolfi rolling ffmpeg-7.1 7.1.3-r1 —
Wolfi rolling ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8 +1 7.1.5-r2 —
Wolfi rolling ffmpeg-8.0 8.0.1-r2 —

Advisories 3

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